http://www.generef.com/ GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource en-us Sun, 5 Feb 2012 15:35:00 PDT kcowing@spaceref.com (Keith Cowing) mkboucher@spaceref.com (Marc Boucher) Copyright 2009, SpaceRef Interactive Inc. http://www.generef.com/images/generef.sm.jpg http://www.generef.com/ 100 25 GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102462 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102462 Sequencing a patient's entire genome to discover the source of his or her disease is not routine, but geneticists are getting close. A case report shows how researchers can combine a simple blood test with an "executive summary" scan of the genome to dia Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:17:23 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102449 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102449 Increased exposure to sunlight may reduce the risk of both food allergies and eczema in children, according to a new scientific study published this week. Fri, 3 Feb 2012 08:19:10 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102438 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102438 Breastfeeding is associated with improved lung function at school age, particularly in children of asthmatic mothers, according to a new study from researchers in Switzerland and the UK. Thu, 2 Feb 2012 21:19:10 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102434 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102434 Malaria is killing more people worldwide than previously thought -- 1.2 million -- but the number of deaths has fallen rapidly as efforts to combat the disease have ramped up, according to new research from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Thu, 2 Feb 2012 16:18:11 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102425 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102425 Rates of diabetes vary widely across developing countries worldwide, according to a new analysis led by Dr. Longjian Liu of Drexel University's School of Public Health. Worldwide, four in five people with diabetes now live in developing countries. Liu's Thu, 2 Feb 2012 13:18:12 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102390 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102390 An open-label study of rituximab, a monoclonal antibody for human CD20, was shown to be safe in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis who had an incomplete response to the standard ursodeoxycholic acid therapy. Study details available in the February is Thu, 2 Feb 2012 08:20:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102380 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102380 Two Saint Louis University pediatricians are leading a Missouri State Medical Association statewide effort to change the way doctors respond to parents' fears of vaccines, and to raise awareness about the importance of getting children vaccinated. Thu, 2 Feb 2012 06:20:17 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102381 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102381 The internet is awash with stories of how silver can be used to treat cancer. Now, lab tests have shown that it is as effective as the leading chemotherapy drug - and may have fewer side-effects. Thu, 2 Feb 2012 06:20:17 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102379 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102379 Unpredictable, ever-changing and with potentially far-reaching effects on the fates of nations, infectious diseases are compelling actors in the drama of human history, note scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part o Thu, 2 Feb 2012 06:19:11 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102368 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102368 A new map pinpoints well-defined areas of the Eastern United States where humans have the highest risk of contracting Lyme disease, one of the most rapidly emerging infectious diseases in North America, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Wed, 1 Feb 2012 14:17:23 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102341 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102341 Sugar should be controlled like alcohol and tobacco to protect public health, according to a team of UCSF researchers, who maintain in a new report that sugar is fueling a global obesity pandemic, contributing to 35 million deaths annually worldwide from Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:18:09 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102339 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102339 Researchers have developed a type of wearable, non-invasive electronic device that can monitor vital signs such as heart rate and respiration at the same time it records a person's activity level, opening new opportunities for biomedical research, diagno Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:17:27 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102330 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102330 The initial assessment of a blood test to help diagnose major depressive disorder indicates it may become a useful clinical tool. A team including Massachusetts General Hospital researchers reports that analyzing levels of nine biomarkers accurately disti Wed, 1 Feb 2012 09:17:18 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102324 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102324 A new comparison of the procedures to help prevent strokes by removing or relieving blockages in the arteries of the neck concludes they are equally effective at halting repeat blockage. Two years after treatment with either surgery or a minimally invasiv Wed, 1 Feb 2012 08:17:18 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102325 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102325 Bradley Duchaine has uncovered new insight into a condition in which people are unable to recognize faces. Wed, 1 Feb 2012 08:17:18 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102305 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102305 The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices now recommends routine HPV vaccination for males aged 11-12 years and catch-up vaccination for males aged 13-21. These are just two of the changes to the 2012 Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:19:11 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102303 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102303 Between 2000 and 2009, the musculoskeletal ultrasound volume increase among non-radiologists was much higher than that among radiologists, according to a study in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Ultrasound images of Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:17:22 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102286 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102286 In this week's PLoS Medicine, Teun Bousema of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK and colleagues argue that targeting malaria "hotspots," small groups of households at a substantially increased risk of malaria transmission, is a highly e Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:18:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102255 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102255 Norovirus, a pathogen that often causes food poisoning and gastroenteritis, was responsible for 18.2 percent of all infection outbreaks and 65 percent of ward closures in US hospitals during a two-year period, according to a new study published in the Feb Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:18:13 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102253 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102253 Researchers from the UK determined that preoperative cardiopulmonary exercise testing is a specific predictor of 90-day survival following liver transplantation. Study results available in the February issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal published b Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:17:20 PDT